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Patch 26.17: Nasus drops 5.3 points, Graves climbs 6.3

By ggez.gg · August 25, 2026

14 champions changed in patch 26.17. 29,450 Ranked Solo/Duo games later, 9 of them have a win rate on both sides to compare.

14
champions changed
29,450
ranked games
9
with a figure
3
buffs landed
3
nerfs cut

Biggest movers among the changed champions

Graves adjust 48.3 % 54.6 % +6.3 Nasus nerf 52.1 % 46.8 % −5.3 Thresh nerf 53.3 % 48.5 % −4.8 Yone buff 50.3 % 53.8 % +3.5 Cho'Gath buff 49.6 % 52.9 % +3.3 Irelia buff 45.9 % 48.9 % +3.0

Buffs

3 buffs landed: Yone(+3.5), Cho'Gath(+3.3), Irelia(+3.0).

1 buff has not moved the win rate yet: Yasuo(−1.9).

Nerfs

3 nerfs cut the win rate: Nasus(−5.3), Thresh(−4.8), Xerath(−0.3).

Adjustments

Riot called these adjustments; in ranked they went: Graves(+6.3), Qiyana(−2.0).

Who is being picked

Pick rate up most

Yasuo+3.6Cho'Gath+3.4Yone+2.6

Pick rate down most

Nasus−2.9Graves−2.4Xerath−0.2

Moved without a change

Teemo−7.9Master Yi−7.3Leona+6.8Warwick+5.7

Not in the notes, but moved anyway — the meta, items, or the champions around them.

Items and systems

Stormrazor1 change Sundered Sky2 changes
Open the patch page →

How this is counted

Win and pick rates come from Ranked Solo/Duo games ggez.gg aggregates per patch, all ranks. A champion gets a figure once 200 of their games are on each of the two patches; buff, nerf and adjust follow Riot's change list. Pick rate is games on the champion per ranked match. Full notes on leagueoflegends.com

Riot Games articles are linked, not copied — titles and dates only. Win rates: ggez.gg, Ranked Solo/Duo.

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